Small-signal stability criteria in AC distribution systems-a review

Abstract

AC distribution grid is prone to instability due to negative impedance and constant power nature of the load if it is dominant with power electronics-based components. There are various time-domain and frequency-domain modelling methods which use various methodologies and analytical tools. Also, there are many small-signal stability analysis (SSSA) methods and their different variants for different specific conditions and situation. This paper presents a review of SSSA methods in AC distribution grid using impedance-based models in a synchronous reference frame (SRF). By simplifying and converting the system into load and source subsystem, the impedances of both subsystems are determined by perturbation method. For a single-phase system, Hilbert transform can be used to derive the equivalent SRF model. Afterwards, the Nyquist stability criterion can be used for stability analysis.